Decision details

Traffic Regulation Order – 20mph Limits

• Various Roads, Cheselbourne

• Various Roads, Child Okeford

• Various Roads, Okeford Fitzpaine

• Various Roads, Winterborne Kingston

Reference Documents

20mph Policy document

Applications from each Parish/Town Council

Supporting primary consultation emails

Public consultation documents – plan, notice, draft order

All comments received during public consultation

Consultees

·       Cheselbourne Parish Council

·       Child Okeford Parish Council

·       Okeford Fitzpaine Parish Council

·       Lower Winterborne Parish Council (Group)

·       Dorset Police

·       Councillor Jill Haynes

·       Councillor Sherry Jespersen

·       Councillor Steve Murcer

·       Councillor Emma Parker

·       Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

·       South Western Ambulance Service

·       Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry

·       Freight Transport Association

·       Road Haulage Association

·       SGN

·       Southern Electric

·       South West Water

·       Wessex Water

·       Dorset bus companies

·       Statutory 21 days public consultation (site notices, press notice and advertisement on Dorset Council website) Thursday 24th October 2024 to Friday 15th November 2024

That having considered the proposals to implement the new speed limits as advertised.

Having considered the 20mph policy and information from Dorset Council’s Road Safety Team. Support from the local members and town/parish councils and members of the public the 20mph limits are seen as a benefit to the areas detailed above. Any unsupportive comments were outweighed by the safety impact.